Bring extra mags or not?

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I always bring at least an extra magazine with my pistol. Criminals attack in packs these days. Also, other factors may be a bad magazine as well as assailants not being affected by bullets that extra rds. might be needed to do the job.

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Yes, always carry at least one spare mag. If the mag in my gun fails, still the most common failure point on a modern semi-auto firearm, I want a spare one that may save my life or the lives of my loved ones.

I do not expect to ever get into a protracted firefight. But my mag might just fail. I have worked at a few ranges and I seen mag bases break, springs fail and all manner of mag jams. I want a second one in case anything happens to the first one. They weigh next to nothing, so why NOT carry one?

I carry an extra mag in an OWB holder. If I am wearing an IWB holster, that is enough inside the belt for me. I don't have it in the pocket because of lint or getting the feed lips damaged, plus, I keep certain things in the same pockets all the time so I don't lose stuff by accidently reaching in the wrong pocket.

Knife clipped onto front left. Change and a few bills also in front left. Keys in front right; wallet in back left; comb in back right. Cell phone left side at 3:30. Extra magazine left side at 4:00. Gun right side at 3:30.

I guess if I ever decide to go with a backup gun I may need to change how and where I carry stuff.